AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 42
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) N2 ` t& B& ^5 y驻扎在仰光的飞虎队多次挫败日军轰炸的企图,在扛住了零战扫场后,再次火鸡了陆攻 @8 h) N. f. ]+ R! W
大陆战场,西北包头国军回访时,派遣军一支小部队一头撞墙,当场被碾碎消失: ]3 ?' a* j8 U$ E; l: S: |& Y
国军在韶关附近突击了一支企图迂回的派遣军部队,将其击退,挫败了其包围前线国军的企图+ N' P& V9 j! O5 B* U; [% P
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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain$ Y4 w9 A& F* ]9 K. _" U; b8 U2 Y
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Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft# l! m$ d- i; _" ?8 V( q9 h+ Q
G3M2 Nell x 19- t$ `' ^) a6 r7 T8 T: ~7 l
G4M1 Betty x 17+ ^1 }9 M& q& `/ d2 A" G8 W; L
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H81-A3 x 46
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& z, a# r; d. u5 z U* Z EJapanese aircraft losses4 R7 [0 L+ l( r) ~7 J5 E2 C
G3M2 Nell: 11 destroyed
: w' ~4 g( D3 w G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
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8 J! q( J+ m0 I4 C, iNo Allied losses
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Ground combat at 90,32 (near Paotow)6 B% j$ P! I- }! d. c ^
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Japanese Shock attack
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: p$ {% A6 Z8 ~( |+ J AAttacking force 672 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27# J5 M! L- \9 F7 H6 ]( X
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Defending force 18450 troops, 129 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 506( m8 u) v, g$ c, v& V0 ?4 Q
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Assault collapses, attacking force wiped out
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Japanese ground losses:
7 ]( @: ]2 S* b; p+ o/ D 826 casualties reported$ ` K4 T! `) \! d4 Y! \
Squads: 33 destroyed, 0 disabled
! h& m/ v2 U5 O9 |, l6 g Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 0 disabled7 f0 O$ _7 e1 w, m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& h# B9 T8 Y6 h, h
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
/ B% ?8 s: ~ s% d6 b, o5 H Units destroyed 1
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+ ]1 I1 a# N+ Q5 A$ y+ wAssaulting units:
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Defending units:
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81st Chinese Corps0 n, F( s3 [% A3 ?
3rd Prov Chinese Corps1 a( X7 T0 E$ T! a; H
17th Group Army
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! ]$ t1 j" O1 y( E% YGround combat at 79,55 (near Kukong)
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Allied Shock attack2 G: j9 h% ]; Q; L. x( j% r
) b/ P* B5 W' |& F6 X( ?# ^Attacking force 21168 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 633
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( c/ }( X' Z" WDefending force 4733 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 121
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, @! R6 y6 m3 I ^" M$ y' F& CAllied adjusted assault: 369 - U1 p* h) [3 w( M; U3 r6 q
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Japanese adjusted defense: 43
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Allied assault odds: 8 to 1
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Combat modifiers
5 m& f. o# z" ?5 ~% _; k3 ~Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), supply(-)
) i& i) Y% C8 SAttacker: shock(+), fatigue(-)7 t* r1 M) O Q. ?/ d" v$ r0 @. j
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Japanese ground losses:4 Z5 B& S6 T: x
1817 casualties reported8 _9 A7 }* [6 [9 t, g" M# q7 X7 a$ [4 N
Squads: 46 destroyed, 110 disabled0 `" {6 n# |+ S
Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 23 disabled
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Guns lost 38 (11 destroyed, 27 disabled)/ z+ i/ R+ O6 E- D- D7 i0 l
Units retreated 2
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+ @2 z x/ k5 kAllied ground losses:
3 c& [7 C0 _2 z/ a6 Q 189 casualties reported2 }9 H- i9 C+ _! z5 T( s
Squads: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled- Y9 Y! Q a4 B5 y, Q w( b9 o
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 F C/ \9 m- a5 X3 `4 e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Assaulting units:5 w# a7 ?: f$ Y% W
88th Chinese Corps6 m; f8 ?6 ~( z2 L8 u8 Q
63rd Chinese Corps
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12th Group Army [/ C# ]' a7 U6 b3 E4 [. R
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Defending units:1 z+ `& i- x' w+ B
102nd Infantry Regiment
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